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Derivatives
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
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In the normal course of operations, the Company enters into derivative contracts to facilitate client transactions, hedge principal positions and facilitate hedging activities of affiliated companies. These derivative contracts primarily consist of FX swaps, FX/commodities options, futures and forwards.
Derivative contracts can be exchange-traded or OTC. Exchange-traded derivatives typically fall within Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy depending on whether they are deemed to be actively traded or not. The Company generally values exchange-traded derivatives using their closing prices. OTC derivatives are valued using market transactions and other market evidence whenever possible, including market-based inputs to models, broker or dealer quotations or alternative pricing sources with reasonable levels of price transparency. For OTC derivatives that trade in liquid markets, such as forwards, swaps and options, model inputs can generally be verified and model selection does not involve significant management judgment. Such instruments are typically classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
The Company does not designate any derivative contracts as hedges for accounting purposes. U.S. GAAP guidance requires that an entity recognize all derivative contracts as either assets or liabilities in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition and measure those instruments at fair value. The fair value of all derivative contracts is recorded on a net-by-counterparty basis where a legal right to offset exists under an enforceable netting agreement. Derivative contracts are recorded as part of “Receivables from broker-dealers, clearing organizations, customers and related broker-dealers” and “Payables to broker-dealers, clearing organizations, customers and related broker-dealers” in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition.
The fair value of derivative contracts, computed in accordance with the Company’s netting policy, is set forth below (in thousands):
December 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Derivative contractAssetsLiabilities
Notional Amounts1
AssetsLiabilities
Notional Amounts1
FX swaps$3,134 $5,796 $586,020 $2,487 $1,490 $571,280 
Forwards603 569 197,278 392 419 207,966 
Interest rate swaps25 — 2,114,412 — — — 
Futures— 1,268 4,253,088 — 940 3,914,813 
Total$3,762 $7,633 $7,150,798 $2,879 $2,849 $4,694,059 
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1.Notional amounts represent the sum of gross long and short derivative contracts, an indication of the volume of the Company’s derivative activity, and do not represent anticipated losses.
Certain of the Company’s FX swaps are with Cantor. See Note 13—“Related Party Transactions” for additional information related to these transactions.
The replacement costs of contracts in a gain position were $3.8 million and $2.9 million, as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
The following tables present information about the offsetting of derivative instruments as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 (in thousands):
December 31, 2022
Gross AmountsGross Amounts OffsetNet Amounts Presented in the Statements of Financial Condition
Assets
FX swaps$3,623 $(489)$3,134 
Forwards746 (143)603 
Interest rate swaps895 (870)25 
Futures64,769 (64,769)— 
Total derivative assets$70,033 $(66,271)$3,762 
Liabilities
FX swaps$6,285 $(489)$5,796 
Futures66,037 (64,769)1,268 
Forwards712 (143)569 
Interest rate swaps870 (870)— 
Total derivative liabilities$73,904 $(66,271)$7,633 
December 31, 2021
Gross AmountsGross Amounts OffsetNet Amounts Presented in the Statements of Financial Condition
Assets
Forwards$452 $(60)$392 
FX swaps3,025 (538)2,487 
Futures70,497 (70,497)— 
Total derivative assets$73,974 $(71,095)$2,879 
Liabilities
FX swaps$2,028 $(538)$1,490 
Forwards479 (60)419 
Futures71,437 (70,497)940 
Total derivative liabilities$73,944 $(71,095)$2,849 
There were no additional balances in gross amounts not offset as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
The change in fair value of derivative contracts is reported as part of “Principal transactions” in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations.
The table below summarizes gains and (losses) on derivative contracts for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31, 2022
Derivative contract202220212020
Futures$16,388 $10,902 $10,100 
FX swaps2,466 182 381 
FX/commodities options331 225 293 
Interest rate swaps25 — — 
Forwards— (43)97 
Gains, net$19,210 $11,266 $10,871